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Lincoln hit-and-run victim awaits answers

Scraped from head to toe, Jim Blue was knocked off his bicycle by a pickup truck and thrown into a ditch in Lincoln.

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Updated: 10:23 PM CDT Sep 17, 2014

Lincoln hit-and-run victim awaits answers

Scraped from head to toe, Jim Blue was knocked off his bicycle by a pickup truck and thrown into a ditch in Lincoln.

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Updated: 10:23 PM CDT Sep 17, 2014

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WEBVTT A LINCOLN BICYCLIST INJURED BY A HIT AND RUN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BELIEVES IT WAS NO ACCIDENT... NOW INVESTIGATORS ARE ASKING YOUR KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S ANDREW OZAKI HAS THE DETAILS. SCRAPED FROM HEAD TO TOE... THIS PHOTO SHOWS JIM BLUE JUST MOMENTS AFTER A PICKUP TRUCK KNOCKED OFF HIS BICYCLE, THROWING HIM INTO A DITCH.( Jim Blue: I had a concussion, broken ribs... ) TWO WEEKS AGO THE CEO OF CEDARS HOME FOR RIDING ON SALTILLO ROAD SOUTH THE MORNING. HE BELIEVES A TRUCK COMING FROM BEHIND, SAW HIM... AND PURPOSELY SPED UP convinced this is a situation where that driver was intentionally having fun got way too close. ) THE TRUCK HIT BLUE'S LEFT SHOULDER SO HARD IT COMPLETELY BROKE OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. NOW SHERIFF INVESTIGATORS HOPE SOMEONE WILL RECOGNIZE THE MIRROR OR A TRUCK THAT WAS MISSING ONE AND HELP TRACK DOWN THE DRIVER.( Blue: They absolutely knew they hit me. They absolutely knew they did damage to me. And then they IS STILL MOURNING A FRIEND WHO DIED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN MAY. 62-YEAR-OLD GREGG NICKLAS... THE FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN HERITAGE HOMES WAS RUN OVER WALKING HIS DOG NEAR WAGON TRAIN LAKE. THAT DRIVER NOW FACES MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.( Blue: I certainly thought about what happened to my friend Gregg Nicklas, but it's unrelated circumstances. Because I have to believe the vehicle that hit Gregg was a SAYS HIS WAS NO ACCIDENT AND IF NOT FOR THIS HELMET...NOW BATTERED AND CRACKED... HE TOO MAY HAVE BEEN KILLED OR MORE SERIOUSLY HURT.( Blue: I can not emphasize enough the importance of wearing a helmet. ) IN LINCOLN, ANDREW OZAKI KETV NEWSWATCH HERE'S THE MIRROR AGAIN. IT'S BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM A RED OR WHITE CHEVY SILVERADO OR GMC PICKUP OR SUBURBAN IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CALL THE LANCASTER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AT 402-441-6500 OR CRIMESTOPPERS AT 402-475-3600.

Lincoln hit-and-run victim awaits answers

Scraped from head to toe, Jim Blue was knocked off his bicycle by a pickup truck and thrown into a ditch in Lincoln.